摘要: |
The organization of this summary follows that of the reports chapters: Chapter 1 provides background; Chapter 2 provides vehicle fundamentals; Chapter 3 surveys the current U.S., European, and Asian approaches to fuel economy and regulations; Chapters 4 and 5 review and assess technologies to reduce fuel consumption; Chapter 6 assesses direct and indirect costs and benefits of integrating fuel consumption reduction technologies into vehicles; Chapter 7 presents a review of potential unintended consequences and the alternative nontechnology approaches to reducing fuel consumption; and Chapter 8 reviews options for regulatory design. The Summary presents the committees major findings and recommendations from each chapter; fuller discussion and additional findings are found in the report. |